Wine from La Tierra de Castilla
Las Mesas, Casa de los Pinos (Cuenca)
The Graciano it is a late sprouting variety that comes from other Spanish regions like Rioja, but it has been well adapted to the climate in la Mancha. The location of our vineyards helps to this grapes to achieve the perfect maturation, high acidity and strong round tannins. The winemaker look for character, structure and longevity of Graciano grapes in this well balance blend with our best Tempranillo grapes.
VINEYARD: Finca Los Cruces.
YEAR(S) PLANTED: 35 – 45 years old for Tempranillo vineyardas and 10 year old for Graciano. The Graciano vineyards are approximately 10 years old.
YIELDS: 3 kg per plant.
ALTITUDE: 650 – 700 m.
SOILS: Sandy iron rich soils intermixed with small stones and chalk. Very poor in organic matter. 5ft. beneath the surface is a layer of red clay.
CLIMATE: Continental. Large temperature swings between day and night. Precipitation is very rare. A Very arid climate with rain exclusively falling at the end of fall and during the winter. More Than 3,000 hours of sun per year.
HARVEST: The tempranillo is a late harvest at the end of september – early October, all done by hand. The Graciano is a late harvest in the middle of October.
WINEMAKING: The grapes are sorted meticulously at the winery, and fermented in stainless steel tanks by indigenous yeast. Malolactic occurs in tank, and the wine is transferred to second and third vintage French oak barrels for ageing. Each variety are vinified in separate lots.
AGEING: 6 months in second and third vintage French oak Bordelaise and Burgundy barrels.
